Russian Journal of Evidence-Based Gastroenterology

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«Dokazatel'naya gastroenterologiya» (Russian Journal of Evidence-based Gastroenterology). Instructions for authors

In preparing the manuscript, authors should follow the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

The Editorial Board checks the material using the Anti-Plagiarism system. In the case of plagiarism detection, the Editorial Board operates in accordance with COPE Recommendations.

Articles must be submitted electronically through our online submission system, using the link https://cochrane.ru/index.php/gastro/login. You should register on the submission system first. 

1. The manuscript should be accompanied by an official application letter from the organization where the work was actually done and countersigned by the study supervisor (download blank form - MS Word .doc). It may be indicated if the article is a thesis work.

In addition, copies of authorship and innovation proposal certificates or information release authorization are required if these documents are mentioned in the text of the article or expert report.

2. The manuscript should be submitted in duplicate accompanied by the electronic version to be received either on a compact disk or via e-mail gastro@mediasphera.ru.

3. The first page of the manuscript should include initials and surnames of the authors, their academic degrees and current positions, the title of the publication, and organization where the work was done. Official name of the institution and governmental agency with which the authors are affiliated should be indicated in the Russian and English languages.

4. The manuscript must be signed by all authors. It is mandatory to indicate the surname, first name and patronymic of the corresponding author, his (her) mailing address (including the postal index), electronic address, and telephone numbers. In case the authors are affiliated with different organizations, the contact information (e-mail) about each institution should be provided. You must specify the ORCID for the author who submits the article, and preferably for each author of the article. If there is no ORCID number, you need to obtain it by registering at https://orcid.org/.
We recommend to check the correct spelling of the institution's name on the site https://grid.ac.

Publication in the journal is free.

5. The length of an original paper should not exceed 15 pages (1800 characters with spaces per page), it should have a maximum of 5-6 figures.

6. All manuscripts should be accompanied by an abstract not to exceed 200-250 words.

The structured abstract should have the following labeled sections: aim, materials and methods, results, and conclusion.

The abstract should briefly outline the results of the study, describe its design, groups of the patients involved, and main numerical data.

Below the abstract, include a list of keywords in the Russian and English languages and the shortened version of the title (not more than 5 words).

7. The author(s) should write in clear concise language without departing from the scope of the article. The responsibility for all aspects of the manuscript preparation (editing and proofreading) rests with the author(s).

8. Citations in the text must be carefully checked; the titles of their sources, the year of publication, the issue number, and the number of the first page should be listed in the footnote.

9. Avoid undefined abbreviations except for the generally accepted abbreviations of chemical and mathematical quantities and terms. SI units of measurement should be used throughout the manuscript.

10. Special terms should be explained; only generally accepted in the scientific field terms and abbreviations should be used. Chemical formulas and doses should be clarified by the author(s) in marginal notes.

11. Original clinical findings should be discussed and interpreted in terms of the international CEAP classification.

12. Tables should be self-explanatory, each having a short descriptive title matching the column heads. All tabular data expressed as numeric values and percentage should be thoroughly checked by the author(s) and match the respective quantities in the text. Indicate the place of each table in the text and its number.

13. Figures (photographs, drawings, graphs, diagrams) should be used only when they can present information more efficiently than the running text.

Only high-contrast photographs and eligible drawings are considered for publication. Avoid overloading graphs and diagrams with inscriptions.

14. Figure legends should be indicated with the number of the figure, its place in the text, and the page where it should be inserted.

The legends should explain all the curves, characters, digits, and other notations.

15. The reference list should be typewritten and double-spaced on a separate sheet, with each title beginning a new line and numbered consecutively throughout the article using numbers in the order in which they appear in the text; do not alphabetize the names of the authors. References to books should contain the surnames and initials of the authors, the year, the full title of the book, the city and the publisher (in parenthesis), and the number of pages. For articles in journals and volumes of collected volumes, indicate the surnames and initials of the authors of the cited paper, its full title, the title of the journal or the volume, the year, the issue number, and pages (from … to …). The names of all authors of the article should be indicated to enable their inclusion into the SCOPUS database.

References should be arranged and punctuated as follows:

Edwards A.G., Baynham S., Lees T., Mitchell D.C. Management of varicose veins: a survey of current practice by members of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2009; 91: 1: 77 – 80.

2. Савельев В.С., Кириенко А. И., Золотухин И.А., Селиверстов Е.И. Проспективное обсервационное исследование СПЕКТР: регистр пациентов с хроническими заболеваниями вен нижних конечностей. Флебология 2012; 6: 1: 4 – 9.

References to theses and conference abstracts are not included in the reference list.

References embedded in the text of the paper should be numbered using numbers in square brackets in the order of which they appear in the reference list.

The names of the authors mentioned in the text should be accompanied by the initials and included in the list of references. The names of the foreign authors should be written in the original transcription. The editors check up reference lists.

Please pay attention! The only correct form of doi-link:
https://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.2016.59.1.1

Do not use «doi:», «dx.doi.org», etc. Within the link only hyphen is used.

There is no dot after doi and URL!

16. The Editorial Border reserves the right to edit manuscripts for length and other appropriate changes.

17. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere.

18. The manuscripts that are not in accordance with these instructions are returned to the authors without peer review.

19. The rules for reviewing manuscripts:

All manuscripts submitted for publication in the journal are subject to reviewing by outside reviewers.

The reviewers treat the submitted manuscripts as confidential documents strictly observing the authors’ right to non-disclosure of information contained in the manuscript before its publication. If a reviewer wishes to enlist a colleague’s help in reviewing the manuscript (also on a confidential basis), he must obtain consent of the Editorial Border.

The reviewers’ comments are sent anonymously to the authors. The Editorial Border takes the decision to accept or reject the manuscript after all reviews are returned and the authors’ answers received.

In certain cases, the Board can refer to one or more other reviewers to address concerns regarding statistical and technical issues.

The Editorial Board continuously monitors the quality of reviews using the Russian variant of the Review Quality Instrument (Version 3.2) proposed by van Rooyen S., Black N., Godlee F. J Clin Epidemiol 1999: 52: 625-629.

20. For research articles with multiple authors, the contribution made by each author to specific items should be indicated:

• study concept and design,
• collection and treatment of the material,
• statistical data processing,
• writing the text,
• editing.

Example:

Authors: I.I. Ivanov, P.P. Petrov, S.S. Sidorov
Author’s contribution:
Study concept and design - I.I., S.S
Collection and management of the material - P.P.
Statistical treatment of the data - P.P
Writing the text - S.S.
Editing - I.I.

21. Conflict of interests

All authors are requested to make a formal statement at the time of submission indicating any actual or potential conflict of interests, financial or otherwise, that might constitute an embarrassment to any of the authors.

All conflicts of interests should be reflected in the manuscript (in the footnote at the title page).

The authors are required to indicate the role of sponsors of funded studies in each of the following: design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, interpretation of the data, and decision to publish the results obtained. If neither the sponsor nor the funder had such role, this should be stated.

The conflict of interests disclosure questionnaire must be completed by the authors:

Each author must respond to the following questions; an affirmative answer should be explained.

Title of the manuscript (article) .................................................
Author: .................................................

1. Have you or your close relatives ever received money, presents or other rewards from the organization, institution or company whose financial performance may be influenced by your publication (including speaking and advising fees, presents, travel expenses coverage, research grants)?
Yes/No

2. Do any of your close relatives have business dealings with the organization, institution or company whose financial performance may be influenced by your publication?
Yes/No

3. Do any of your close relatives occupy leading positions in the organization, institution or company whose financial performance may be influenced by your publication?
Yes/No

4. Do any of your close relatives own shares, have financial or other interests (excepting mutual investment funds) in the organization, institution or company whose financial performance may be influenced by your publication?
Yes/No

5. Can the results of the present publication directly or indirectly affect your award?
Yes/No

6. Are there any other potential conflicts or actual contradictions between the interests of which the Editorial Border should be aware?
Yes/No

22. Informed consent

It is prohibited to publish patient identifying information: his (her) name, initials or case record number on photographs and in illness descriptions as well as family data excepting cases of paramount scientific interest (provided the patient or his(her) parents or guardians gave the informed consent for publication). Securing informed consent should be stated in the article.

23. Human rights and animal rights

For experiments involving human subjects, the authors should identify whether they conformed to the ethical standards accepted by the committee on human experimentation of the institution where the study was carried out or by the regional committee and to the ethical standards accepted by the 1975 Helsinki Declaration and its revised version of 2000.

For experiments involving laboratory animals, the authors should identify whether they conformed to the husbandry conditions accepted at the given institution, recommendations of the national research council, and national legislation.

Managing editor: Zharova Mariia 

E-mail: gastro@mediasphera.ru